Transcript Health & Safety

Health & Safety
(Theory)
Health and Safety Induction
Why is it important?
• Provide information and raise awareness of health
and safety.
• Legal requirement under the Management of Health
and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (HMSO, 1999)
• Theory and Practice of Health & Safety
Health and Safety (Main Legislation)
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Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPE)
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
(COSHH)
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
• Display Screen Regulations 1992
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
Employer obligations:
• To safeguard as far as reasonably practical, the
health, safety and welfare of all employees.
• Provide a safe working environment.
• Provide safe systems of work.
• Provide information, instruction, training and
supervision.
• Provide equipment which is safe to use.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Provide adequate welfare facilities.
• Ensure articles and substances are moved, stored &
used safely.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
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Employee obligations (Section 7)
Co-operate with the employer on health & safety
Correctly use the equipment provided
Ensure the health & safety of themselves and others.
Not interfere with or misuse anything provided for
health & safety purposes.
Bring to the employers notice any doubts about their
health & safety
Manual Handing Operations Regs 1992
• Regulations introduced to
deal with the single most
common cause of injury in
the workplace.
• What is manual handling?
• What injuries can be
caused?
• How can risks be reduced?
• How might this be applicable
to you?
• Basic manual handling
techniques.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• What is PPE?
• Why is PPE worn?
• How might this be applicable
to you? Examples of PPE.
• When should you wear PPE?
Control of Substances Hazardous to
Health (COSHH)
• What is COSHH?
• How might this be applicable
to you?
• Hazards & Risks
• Control Measures
RIDDOR 95
• Reporting of work-related
accidents, diseases and
dangerous occurrences.
• Exemption given to Football
for training or match related
injuries.
• Injuries caused by defective
equipment would still be
reportable to HSE, DWP &
DfES
Analogous Industrial Injuries Scheme
(AIIS)
• The Department for
Education and Skills (DfES)
runs the AIIS
• What is it?
• A Cash benefit that you will
be entitled to if you receive
injuries to the degree of
14% disability.
• Form AF3 must be
completed to access this
benefit
Injury
• We (The club) provide private medical healthcare as
required under the terms and conditions of your
Apprenticeship agreement.
• Suspension of Apprenticeship Agreement.
• The PFA provide Accident Insurance for members
whose careers are cut short by injury.
Display Screen Equipment (DSE Regs
1992)
• Misuse can cause injury.
• Eye strain, upper limb disorders (ULD), repetitve strain
syndrome (RSS), fatigue & stress.
• DSE Regs apply only to workstations, user’s & operators as
defined in the Regs.
• May not apply to apprentices.
• However, employer must ensure the work station & activity
remain safe.
• Club must carry out Risk Assessment on work station &
equipment.
• Risks identified must be adequately controlled.
• Regular breaks must be built into DSE activity.
Health and Safety in the workplace
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Club Health and Safety Policy
Health and Safety (First Aid) Regs 1981
Evacuation Procedures
Supervision Arrangements
Restrictions/Prohibitions
Hazards & Risks
Be Safe!
Health and Safety (Practical)
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Practical Health and Safety
Hazards and Risks
Risk Assessment
Control Measures
Safe Systems of Work
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